Wyoming has healthiest state budget, report concludes

Mineral-rich states, often those with tiny populations, have had the strongest state budgets in the nation over the last decade, according to a new study from a Virginia-based budget research and advocacy organization.

Wyoming, North Dakota, West Virginia, Texas and Alaska had the largest "total funds surpluses" during the 2000s, the study by State Budget Solutions concludes. By contrast, the states with the biggest "total funds deficits" during that time were Wisconsin, Oregon, Ohio, Hawaii and California.

By John Gramlich, Stateline Staff Writer

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